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The Classification and Functions of Conjunctions in Russian

How is your progress in learning Russian? If you still find it difficult, you can visit 4 tips to learn Russian language effectively and easily. Well, now let’s learn about conjunctions in Russian language. As we know, a conjunction has a function to connect words or phrases and make the sentence flow smoothly. The common conjunctions in Russian language are: И, а (and), Но (but), Или (or), Что (that), Потому что (because), and Хотя (although). Have you ever heard these conjunctions before?

The Conjunction Group in Russian Language

The conjunctions are classified into two groups: coordinate conjunctions and subordinate conjunctions. Coordinate conjunctions are conjunctions that coordinate two or more things in equal or same conditions. Meanwhile, subordinate conjunctions are conjunctions that connect the dependent clauses to independent clauses.

Coordinate conjunctions

Coordinate conjunctions have many functions as you can see in the below with examples.

Conjunctions in Russian language is not too difficult, is it? To make you familiar with it, you can practice making sentences using each of conjunctions. Besides Conjunction, you can learn conjugation, past tense in Russian language, and Russian cases like dative case, and prepositional case here.